News and Blog Report: 31/10/2014

[BlueBelle]

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[KenLinsemanFanClub]

Yes, the Oilers are scary.

 

[BlueBelle]

THE PANEL, PRESENTED BY SPORT CHEK
http://video.oilers.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=4&id=657351&navid=DL|EDM|home

PRINCIPE: NO PAIN, NO GAIN
http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=736880&navid=DL|EDM|home

HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW BEN SCRIVENS?
http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=736882&navid=DL|EDM|home

Mistakes Bury Oil Kings in Seattle
http://oilkings.ca/article/mistakes-bury-oil-kings-in-seattle

Edmonton Oilers' consistently good fourth line delivers
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Edmo...good+fourth+line+delivers/10339539/story.html

While they may be able to win more games this season, Oilers still struggle at times
http://www.edmontonsun.com/2014/10/...es-this-season-oilers-still-struggle-at-times

Unmasked: Oilers' Scrivens has mask with a message
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=736905

Video: Oilers' ongoing Western challenges
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Video+Oilers+ongoing+Western+challenges/10339025/story.html

Oilers the best team ever? Or a middling team that got lucky?
http://www.thestar.com/sports/hocke...m_ever_or_a_middling_team_that_got_lucky.html

Hockey Night in Canada: Canucks vs. Oilers
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/hockey-night-in-canada-canucks-vs-oilers-1.2819419

Gordie Howe, Mr. Hockey, has always made time for others
http://www.wellandtribune.ca/2014/10/30/gordie-howe-mr-hockey-has-always-made-time-for-others

NHL: 4 stories from Wednesday night
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/nhl-4-stories-from-wednesday-night-1.2817924

Thunderbirds Drill Oil Kings 5-2
http://seattle.cbslocal.com/2014/10/31/thunderbirds-drill-oil-kings-5-2/

 

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Iiro Pakarinen could be first recall OKC forward outside of Gazdic by Jim Matheson
http://blogs.edmontonjournal.com/20...e-first-recall-okc-forward-outside-of-gazdic/

The Edmonton Oilers fleeced the Calgary Flames when they traded Ladislav Smid by Jonathan Willis
http://blogs.edmontonjournal.com/20...algary-flames-when-they-traded-ladislav-smid/

A bad night for Mark Arcobello to have a bad night by David Staples
http://blogs.edmontonjournal.com/2014/10/30/a-bad-night-for-mark-arcobello-to-have-a-bad-night/

The Roundup by Nation World Hq
http://oilersnation.com/2014/10/31/the-roundup-0269808a-3596-4d3a-a52b-66696aa2aa2c

Ben's Netminders
OilersNation by Jason Gregor
http://oilersnation.com/2014/10/30/ben-s-netminders

The Edmonton Oilers’ defensive strategy
OilersNation by Jonathan Willis
http://oilersnation.com/2014/10/30/the-edmonton-oilers-defensive-strategy

IIRO THE HERO
OilersNation by Lowetide
http://oilersnation.com/2014/10/30/iiro-the-hero

HIGHER LEARNING
http://lowetide.ca/blog/2014/10/30/higher-learning/

WINTER
http://lowetide.ca/blog/2014/10/30/winter/

Oilers’ Player Grades At 10 Games
http://oilonwhyte.com/2014/10/31/oilers-player-grades-10-games/

Recapping the 4 game win streak
http://www.coppernblue.com/2014/10/29/7129659/recapping-the-4-game-win-streak

 

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[longtimeoilfan]

Something for the analytic types... from an article above:

"The 1983-84 Oilers' team had such a dismal shot differential, it would have placed 19th in the league last season, just behind the Philadelphia Flyers."

"As everyone in the analytics community knows, shot differential is critical to winning games. Teams that get outshot may do well for a while, but eventually the math catches up with them and they start losing more games than they win."

And finally...

"Many advanced stats critics complain that the statisticians are so in love with the math that it leads them astray. They have a point here: data provide a useful screen, but they’re only part of the picture. If you don’t understand what else is happening in the game, you’ll reach some very foolish conclusions."

Are you reading thins MacTavish? Stats alone lead you to some very foolish conclusions, and that goes for those charts and graphs some people use to demonstrate the effectiveness of a player. 83-84 Oilers were one of the best hockey teams ever, and players and people win games, not advanced stats and numbers.

Thanks BB... always appreciated.

 

[Dorian2]

Is that something you did?

If it is, great job on the pumpkins.

 

[subnet]

thanks again for the links BB - we missed you when you were gone on your honeymoon